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This is a list of Italian desserts and pastries. Italian cuisine has developed through centuries of social and political changes, with roots as far back as the 4th century BCE. Italian desserts have been heavily influenced by cuisine from surrounding countries and those that have invaded Italy, such as Greece, Spain, Austria, and France.
Torta caprese is a flourless Italian cake made with chocolate and almonds or hazelnuts. [1] Named for the island of Capri , where it originated, the cake is widely known and especially popular in nearby Naples .
Butter and flour three 8-inch cake pans. Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. Beat butter, shortening, and sugar with an electric mixer on medium speed until light ...
Cuneo (Italian: ⓘ; Piedmontese: Coni; Occitan: Coni; French: Coni) is a city and comune in Piedmont, Italy, the capital of the province of Cuneo, the fourth largest of Italy’s provinces by area. It is located at 550 metres (1,804 ft) in the south-west of Piedmont , at the confluence of the rivers Stura and Gesso .
Gianduja or gianduia [a] is a homogeneous blend of chocolate with 30% hazelnut paste, invented in Turin during Napoleon's regency (1796–1814). It can be consumed in the form of bars or as a filling for chocolates. Gianduja is chocolate stretched with hazelnut butter. Similarly to standard chocolate, it is made in both plain and milk versions.
Beat egg yolks and sugar together until pale and well incorporated. Slowly add oil, then yogurt and vanilla extract. Sift in flour with baking soda and salt. Whip egg whites to soft peak and fold ...
Tirolerkuchen, or Tiroler Nusskuchen, (Tyrolean Cake or Tyrolean Nut Cake in German) is a type of cake found in Austria, Germany, Switzerland, and the Italian region of South Tyrol. It is often used as a coffee cake. Originating in Tyrol, the cake is made using hazelnut, flour, butter, egg yolk, meringue, sugar, and chocolate.
The name panna cotta is not mentioned in Italian cookbooks before the 1960s, [2] [3] yet it is often cited as a traditional dessert of the northern Italian region of Piedmont. [4] [5] One unverified story says that it was invented by a Hungarian woman in the Langhe in the early 19th century. [6] An 1879 dictionary mentions a dish called latte ...